In her 2017 TEDx talk, Dr Treisman talks about the importance of forging good, healthy relationships and society-wide systems when it comes to understanding and healing trauma. ”ALL relationships ‘are the most powerful mental health intervention known to mankind’... because relationships, shape who we are.” - Dr Karen Treisman We are so excited that Karen will be joining us in January for Towards Trauma- Informed Practice in Northamptonshire - for more info and tickets, click

“Some of the most important things you can communicate to a child are that feelings are ok, mistakes are fixable and there’s nothing they could do that would push you away or make you love them less.” - Kelly Bartlett #ChallengingBehaviour #Development #Connection #ConnectedChildRaising #GordonNeufeld #Relationships

“If you manipulate, coerce and bully your children, you will have no power at all. If you lead with humility, gentleness, and by example you will need no power at all.” - William Martin #ChallengingBehaviour #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #Development #Relationships #RelationalRepair #LRKnost

We must come up with community responses that support violent children in developing their self regulation - even if one-to-one were affordable, it's no solution; it says 'we expect you to be dangerous and incapable of better'. Children will become what they are told they are... NVR can help. #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #CPV #CPVA #APVA #PamLeo #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #NonviolentResistance #NVR #TraumaInformed #Relationships #RelationalRepa

Relationships with supportive, caring adults as early in life as possible, can prevent or reverse the damaging effects of toxic stress. #DevelopmentalTrauma #Development #ACEs #ToxicStress #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #Relationships #RelationalRepair #BruceDPerry

For children who have been severely psychologically damaged in contexts where the community did not (or could not) protect them, healing will require a community approach.‬ ‪ NVR can help. #ChallengingBehaviour #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #CPV #CPVA #APVA #ACEs #AdverseChildhoodExperiences #FosterCare #Connection #RelationalRepair #ConnectedChildRaising #Adoption #Relationships #NVR #NonviolentResistance

‪“It’s easy to say, ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need & respond...” - Fred Rogers ‬ #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #RelationalRepair #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #FredRogers #Relationships #BeTheOne

“A person can grow to his or her fullest capacity only in mutually caring relationships with others." - Fred Rogers #Development #Connection #RelationalRepair #Relationships #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #BreneBrown #FredRogers

“You can influence & you can make a positive change in a child’s life - & in an adult’s life - all the way through because of the remarkable malleability of the brain.” - Bruce D Perry #RelationalRepair #Relationships #DevelopmentalTrauma #Development #AdverseChildhoodExperiences #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #BruceDPerry #ACEs

Just spotted this great quote from from Dave Melnick via the Ana Grace Project at the NM Symposium 2018 #DaveMelnick #Relationships #RelationalRepair #DevelopmentalTrauma #Development #ChildhoodTrauma #ACEs #AdverseChildhoodExperiences #Connection #ConnectedChildRaising #Connectedness

“Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love.” - Bruce D Perry #Development #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #Connectedness #Connection #ConnectedChildRaising #RelationalRepair #BruceDPerry #Relationships

Love grows brains... #FredRogers #Development #Relationships #RelationalRepair #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #Connection

What makes children get better from a trauma is connection to other human beings.... those kinds of interactions end up being much more therapeutic & healing than many of the other things that we try to do with kids.” - Bruce D Perry (The Child Trauma Academy) #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #ACEs #AdverseChildhoodExperiences #Development #Connection #RelationalRepair #Relationships #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #BruceDPerry #BishopMichaelCurry #MentalHealthAwar

"What happened to you? Who are you? What is your story? What kaleidoscope do you see the world through? We need to see the person behind that behaviour.” - Dr Karen Treisman #ChallengingBehaviour #DevelopmentalTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #RelationalRepair #Relationships #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2018

Relationships with supportive, caring adults as early in life as possible, can prevent or reverse the damaging effects of toxic stress. #DrNadineBurkeHarris #ChildhoodTrauma #DevelopmentalTrauma #Connectedness #RelationalRepair #SupportiveParenting #ConnectedChildRaising #Connection #Relationships

“Telling a child in fight or flight that ‘you’re not alone’ is the same message we gave the child in infancy, and what is truly remarkable is how often we need to hear it: how powerful these ‘infant memories’ remain throughout the lifespan.” - Stuart Shanker ‪ #RachelSamson #StuartShanker #SelfRegulation #Coregulation #Regulation #Connectedness #Connection #ConnectedChildRaising #RelationalRepair #Relationships #ACEs

#UrieBronfenbrenner #Relationships #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #BeTheOne

#ZigZiglar #Connection #Connectedness #ConnectedChildRaising #Relationships #Development

“Families play a very important role but nobody raises a child in isolation... teachers, coaches, other adults in the community... help play that critical supportive role of building resilience.” This video is part of The Centre on the Developing Child’s “In Brief” Series #CentreontheDevelopingChild #HarvardUniversity #InBrief #Connection #ConnectedChildRaising #Connectedness #Relationships #BuildingResilience #Resilience #Development

Love grows brains. #LRKnost #WordsMatter #Development #Connectedness #Relationships #ConnectedChildRaising